11.27.11 · 5:37 PM

A (semi) traditional Vegas Thanksgiving

There’s no right way to celebrate Thanksgiving. There’s a traditional way, but tradition is relative. Take Charles. He was my family’s Thanksgiving day waiter at Wynn’s Country Club. Charles works Thanksgiving every year. He gets off at midnight, heads home, crawls into bed and wakes up his wife. They reheat Charles’ mother-in-law’s turkey and chow down. Or take chef Carlos Guia—he cooked our Thanksgiving dinner. Guia moved from New Orleans to Venezuela when he was one. They don’t celebrate Thanksgiving ... Read more...

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11.3.11 · 6:29 PM

Behind the “Behind the Scenes” story

If you picked up this week’s Las Vegas Weekly, you probably saw that I spent a night hanging out backstage at Absinthe. Gotta say: I’m proud of the way the story turned out. No, I didn’t capture 100% of the stuff that went down that night, but I think I captured the feel. The mix of silliness and professionalism. (The Absinthe performers are far more serious about their various art forms than they let on.) If you liked the story, ... Read more...

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Cocktail of the Week May 23, 2012
by Sabrina Chapman

Rhumbar’s Scorpion Bowl stings so good

Ready to celebrate the official start of summer? Prepare for takeoff. Memorial Day Weekend picks up speed with the addition of Rhumbar’s Scorpion Bowl ($49) to the weekend’s party lineup. ...
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